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2016-10-17 Boscheville, Abbaye Saint-George, Normandie DSC0377

The abbey church, whose clarity brings out the purity, was built in the twelfth century, and remained in a remarkable state of preservation.

The abbey estate, dominated by the imposing lantern tower covers seven hectares.

The Benedictine abbey was built in the twelfth century on a site which succeeded since the first century BC several buildings dedicated to pagan worship and Christian worship.

The chapter house of the late twelfth, presents a remarkable collection of statues-columns and capitals.

The monastic building built by the monks Maurists the seventeenth century, has retained its elegant stone vaults.

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Uploaded on October 18, 2016